Enkathini lapho izimoto zithulile, i-Chevrolet isanda kushicilela ividiyo emfushane - imizuzwana engu-24 kuphela... — lapho singezwa khona i-Corvette Z06 elandelayo “iklabalasa” ngabo bonke ubukhazikhazi bayo.
IChevrolet Corvette C8 yamanje, isizukulwane sesishiyagalombili semodeli yaseNyakatho Melika, yethulwa eminyakeni emibili edlule. Manje, kusukela kuvidiyo eyabiwe uhlobo, singezwa umsindo wenguqulo yayo elandelayo "ye-spicier", i-Corvette Z06.
Futhi njengokungathi le nguqulo bekungesona isizathu sokuthakasela ngokwayo, kunemininingwane kuvidiyo okungenakwenzeka ukuyiziba: umsindo wale "Vette" ufana kakhulu noweFerrari. Abakholwa? Ngakho-ke lalela… kakhulu, okungcono!
I-American "Ferrari"?
Abasanda kukuzwa kwaba i-Corvette Z06 elandelayo “iklabalasa” ifinyelela ku-9000 rpm, iculo elikwazi ukuvumela noma iyiphi i-petrolhead ukuthi izinikele.
Esinye sezizathu esiza ukuchaza leli phepha le-exhaust nokwemukelwa kwe-crankshaft eyisicaba yenjini yayo engu-V8 - okuyisixazululo esiphindelela kakhudlwana emqhudelwaneni kunamamodeli okukhiqiza, kodwa esisakwazi ukuyithola kuma-Ferrari V8 nanamuhla, nakuba enama-turbocharged .
Ngaphezu kwe-600 hp futhi isondele ku-9000 rpm
Kodwa lokhu kuyingxenye nje "yemfihlo" yale Corvette Z06. Ibhulokhi yayo engu-V8 esemkhathini enamandla amalitha angu-5.5 itholakala kubhulokhi efanayo esetshenziswe umncintiswano we-C8.Rs.
Azikho izinombolo eziqondile, kodwa konke kubonisa ukuthi izoletha ngaphezu kuka-600 hp futhi izokwazi "ukukala" ifike ku-8500-9000 rpm. NjengeCorvette esesiyazi, nalapha i-V8 ihambisana no-gearbox oyi-dual-clutch onama-ratios ayisishiyagalombili, obekwe endaweni emaphakathi ngemuva, futhi usazoqhubeka nodonsa ngamasondo angemuva.
Ngokukhetha leli qembu lokushayela sinemoto enkulu ezwakala njengeFerrari kuneCorvette. Oseduzane esingakuqhathanisa nalo msindo oweFerrari 458, owokugcina kuma-V8 asemkhathini kaMaranello.
Ukufanisa isithombe
Uma kubhekwa izinguquko zangaphandle, le nguqulo kulindeleke ukuthi ifike ifakwe ama-brake disc amakhudlwana, amathayi asebenza kahle kakhulu, iphakheji ye-aerodynamic enamandla kanye namathrekhi abanzi, ukuze uthole isithombe esifana namandla aguqukayo nokusebenza kwale nguqulo.